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Nanna

/ˈnænə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1994

Nanna has been given to about 241 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 64
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nanna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1925 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time241

How popular is Nanna?

Its best year was 1925, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2889th. The typical living American called Nanna is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Nanna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anna0.82
  2. Hanna0.82
  3. Danna0.82
  4. Janna0.82
  5. Dana0.78
  6. Ana0.78
  7. Lana0.78
  8. Jana0.78

Middle names for Nanna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nanna Josephine0.84
  2. Nanna Rose0.83
  3. Nanna Louise0.83
  4. Nanna June0.82
  5. Nanna Pearl0.82
  6. Nanna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nanna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.65
  2. Lettiesister · 0.63
  3. Ilasister · 0.63
  4. Cleoeither · 0.63
  5. Forestbrother · 0.58
  6. Archiebrother · 0.57

Where Nanna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nanna White0.78
    2. Nanna Reyes0.78
    3. Nanna Moore0.78
    4. Nanna Lee0.78
    5. Nanna Hill0.78
    6. Nanna Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nanna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. Norway1945–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.